I am 8 weeks post op from Tummy Tuck, and still sore around the incision; how much longer before it goes away? Also, when I eat or drink 16oz of water all at once, I feel as if my skin is stretching. Does this mean that my skin is really stretching and the skin will start getting the way it used to look before?
June 8, 2009
Answer: Stretching sensation is common following abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) It can take a good 3 or 4 months for the pain to resolve. The stretching feeling is quite common and is a combination of the muscle repair being stressed as well as the skin. This should not resort back the preo-operative state unless you become pregnant again or eperience massive weight gain or loss.
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June 8, 2009
Answer: Stretching sensation is common following abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) It can take a good 3 or 4 months for the pain to resolve. The stretching feeling is quite common and is a combination of the muscle repair being stressed as well as the skin. This should not resort back the preo-operative state unless you become pregnant again or eperience massive weight gain or loss.
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June 8, 2009
Answer: Time always heals Although you are past the acute phase of healing, pain following abdominoplasty can last 3-4 months depending on how much work was done. Skin stretches with abdominal fullness as it should but it quickly contracts back to where it was. With that said it is not uncommon to get a small amount of excess skin recurrence once you are fully healed. This is dependent on your skin tone and elasticity. If you have a binder you might want to consider wearing it for comfort.
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June 8, 2009
Answer: Time always heals Although you are past the acute phase of healing, pain following abdominoplasty can last 3-4 months depending on how much work was done. Skin stretches with abdominal fullness as it should but it quickly contracts back to where it was. With that said it is not uncommon to get a small amount of excess skin recurrence once you are fully healed. This is dependent on your skin tone and elasticity. If you have a binder you might want to consider wearing it for comfort.
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